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George Leitner Notable

b. June 19, 1871 · Philadelphia Athletics 1901, New York Giants 1901, Cleveland Bronchos 1902, Chicago White Sox 1902

George Leitner played for four clubs across two seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1901 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1902.

He went 0 and 2 with a 5.34 earned run average, pitching 32 innings in 5 games. He struck out 4. Across 5 games he batted .133, with 2 hits and 0 runs.

He was born in Parkton, MD, USA on June 19, 1871, and died on February 20, 1960. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1901 NYG/PHA 3801 000 0000 .125
1902 CHW/CLE 2701 000 1100 .143
Career 51502 000 1100 .133

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1901 NYG/PHA 0232 020.028 9544.05
1902 CHW/CLE 0021 012.020 10307.50
Career 0253 032.048 1984 5.34

On this day & linked events

1871

Born June 19, 1871

Parkton, MD, USA

1960

Died February 20, 1960